Yeom Tae-young Inaugurated as Suwon Mayor for Sixth Civilian Government

First Steps with Safety Inspection at Construction Site…"Anti-Corruption" Quietly Disappears

Mayor Yeom Tae-young of Suwon took his first steps on July 1st by conducting safety inspections at construction sites, marking the beginning of his administration's goal of a "safe and fair society" for the sixth civilian government.

On that morning, Mayor Yeom paid respects at the Monument to the War Dead, then presented King Jeongjo's royal portrait at the Huryeong Hall of Hwaseong Haenggung and took the oath as mayor. He subsequently rang the bell at Yeomin Pavilion to pray for the citizens' well-being and peace.

Upon arriving at City Hall, Mayor Yeom entered the inauguration ceremony amid songs by the Suwon Mothers' Choir.

In his inaugural address, Mayor Yeom pledged, "I will realize a city where citizens are safe, a city with the highest employment rate, a rainbow welfare city, and a city with convenient transportation, creating a larger Suwon centered on people."

After his remarks, Mayor Yeom participated in volunteer work serving free meals to seniors operated by the House of Hope at Hyowon Park, and shared lunch with volunteers.

Upon returning to his office at City Hall, Mayor Yeom signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korea Society of Technology Experts—an organization that applies specialized techniques to the field—for creating a safe city, then immediately inspected the Gwaseon Bridge construction site in Seodun-dong, Gwonseon-gu.

While touring the construction site, Mayor Yeom encouraged those involved and urged them to make every effort in safety measures to complete the project without accidents and create a safe city.

Meanwhile, Mayor Yeom remained silent regarding allegations surrounding the "Science Park," which <reported in this publication on June 30th>.

One notable change was the absence of the words "corruption" and "anti-corruption" from today's inauguration ceremony.

On June 30th, the day before his inauguration, Mayor Yeom presented "a clean society free from corruption" as the first task for building a fair society at a press conference launching the sixth civilian government.

He then stated, "Now the shameful era of corruption is behind us," and announced, "At this podium, I declare a 'zero corruption city and clean Suwon.'"